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"WE'VE GOT OUR
EYES ON YOU"
CIVIC UNION HAS APPOINTED A COMMITTEE TO KEEP TAB ON
MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL—WATCHING PROCEEDINGS IN
LIGHT PLANT AND GAS FRANCHISE MATTERS PARTIC
ULARLY
Unknown to th* public and M
m—ay of the "marked" men them
aefre** th* I'ivte Union has been
cloaely watching and recording the
Official action* of every Seattle city
councilman slnr* th* now council
cam* Into betas last March. Their
scrutiny Is dire, particularly
against three of th* tM_M and best
known of the counctlmen, retarding
whom more or leas unsavory,
though purely circumstantial gap— '
bay* baan mate to efflaan of the
union. * »"*
The committee that hna been ap
pointed to ok into the matter con
stat* of J M. lYlnk. C. J Smith. K.
C Harper. Watson Allen, T. N. Hal- |
ian _. O. Graves. A. 0, Kerry, U
Frank Brown and hard Mans- '
field White. At least "ti« of thes*
men hi* been present at every re
cent meeting of the council and at
autre thai on* committee meeting
At Interval* the committee has t»
parted lis findings to the *x*cutlv*
committee of the union. When th*
term of eeich ' mil" ilu.an expire*
lb* union will have In Its possession
a com pie re re.'or- of his act*, which
can he used agalnat hlin In the next
muntcljal campaign. If found bat.
At tht present time the commit
toe 1- keeping especially clot* tab on
'tht municipal lighting plant* prog
reaa and the trying ordeal l*\ which
the American Improve— 'com
pany's 11 *** franchise la being sub
jected In Its passage through the
dty** legislative machinery. The
matters of water rate reduction and
Of beeping the Seattle 0 l~he
BEPOBLIOMS EM J
BBEM ThE BEMLOCI
•lO MOKE CHANCE TODAY THAN THERE WAS TEN DAYS AGO
OF NOMINATING A MAN FOR GOVERNOR IN ILLINOIS
SPRINGFIELD, Dl May Sl.—
When th* Republican state conven
tion reassembled today to continue
tht balloting for a nomine* tor gov
ernor there were many re-tors of
deals and settlement* of the dead
lock In circulation, but the first
ballot failed to Indicate much
change from the last taken over ten
days ago, when the convention took
a recess In the hopes that the can
didate* could get together on som*
kind of a settlement.
Speaker Cannon was agala ln th*
ABANDONS HILLMAN
CITY ORPHANS' HOME
MRS. HARP LEAVES . SEATTLE AND TAKES HER FOUR
•FOUNDLINGS WITH HER— FILED ANOTHER DIVORCE SUIT
BEFORE GOING
Mr* Elizabeth Harp, who during
the past year ha* been conducting
a bogus foundlings' home at Hlll
man City, a* was recently told In
The Btar. yesterday left Beattle and
Is bell* to have gone to Port
land. The woman. It Is said feared
prosecution for collecting money
under false pretenses In anllcltlng
for •he support of her fake Institu
tion, and decided to take time by
the forelock and depart.
Hhe took with her th* four little
children who were her stock In
trade at th* Hlllman City home,
and wa. accompanied. It Is sail hy
J c; McDonald, th* man whom she
claim* to har* married In a Mor
mon church In Utah.
He nr" the -ft the city Mrs. Harp
retained sn attorney and Instructed
him to bring a divert-* suit for her
against her lawful husband, who
lives In Dutts, Muni. Hhe charges
hltn with cruelty, nan-support sod
drunkenness. There ore now two
divorce! suits pending In th* su
perior court ln whi- Sire. Harp I*
the plaintiff ...J th* Butt* man de
fendant.
Washington Waterway company
within decent bounds, ate also
claiming attention.
There are mini Important point*
relating to the lighting plant about
which the public Is still In dark
ties* Ctty Knglneer Thomson and
the founrllmtn who are standing by
him have »o fur failed completely
to enlighten *orot of the council
men. even Much, however. It ex
peeled to be learned from the re
port which City Engineer Thomson
will make to the council tonight 09
n. At Monday.
.-ml vital matter* which vie-
Urns of th« local electric trust art
anxious to know nr* mentioned.
Among them 1* the unwarranted .te
lay In securing tht right of way for
the light plant pole line, which Is
now involved In a legal tangle lhat
may delay the delivery at munic
ipal light Indefinitely.
"I hare not Investigated the sit
ua'ton cloaely myself." aald Judga
Mill A Root, president of the ctrle
anion yestcr.lnr. hut It appeara
that fairly »|ie,-!i progresses been
made on th* ,mi light plant. Th*
one phase of th» matter In which
the union Is deeply lntereated Is
how and to what extent the dec.
Ulelty will I* distributed when It
is brought to tb* city. The local
lighting companies will undoubted
ly make a strong effort to prsient
tbt distribution of the cheap light
and we want to ace that they do not
override th* public'! Interest.
"We are watching thla and other
matters climsui two or three of oar
. hair and Immediately after he had
| called the convention to order he
! ordered a roll call. It was the loth
ballot, and it stood:
Yatea 187. Lowden 599. Deneen
381. Hamlin 116. Warner 11. Hher
- man CO. Pierce 29
The 6Sth ballot taken Just prior
to adjournment for ten days on
' May 20 was as follows
Yates Its, l>iwlen 293. Deneen
1 rtHS. Hamlin 113, Warner 63, Bher-
I man* 49 and Here* li.
j The 6'itlt ballot showed no change
Why Mrs. Harp should go to the'
• spens* Of filing aa entirely new
suit when she ha* a suit In which
the same allegations are mad' is
not eiplslned.
In her second complaint th* i,,„.
an **>-■ that her husband objected
to her running an orphan** horn*
and keeping snd supporting the four
orphans, and took what money she
collected for thetr benefit away from
them. Her only 000 In life, she
alleges, I* to care for the little or
phans to whom she says the Is
wholly devoted.
It Is thought thai having taking
th* children away from Mm Juris
diction of the King county courts
Mrs. Harp will return to the city.
Th» Charity Organisation Boclety
has been engaged for som* tlm* In
looking up lh* woman's record and
had Intended to tahe j the children
from her and place them In the
Washington Children's Home.
LANE GOING NORTH
I Charles D. Lone, th* California -
Alaska mining operator, la In the
B^rnTS* mf?\ A A C^K A
The Seattle Star
Mill. WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1904
lii.-mli.'i s being present st every
meeting nt tho nil '" keep a
recoril of pi... ecdlnga '
The corporation committee's at
ment of the It «aa franchlae It an
other Important matter which lb*
union's sub-committee la prolong.
This I pi it.nit measure, for lea
MM bett known to Hi* ' Iluien
ta*lvaa, ha* been held up by the
council even tlnce the new members
went Into Office. Ii is roughly mtl
male. hi ntembera of the union.
reckoning the difference between
the charges Imposed by the trust
and tluwe provided for In UM new
franchise, (hat the gas conturoera
of tin- city are losing 1700 a day
ever* day the matter la delayed.
Approximately M.000.000 cubic feel
of pa are uaed In the city 9*o*.
month. Tin- difference between a
price of tl for Illuminating gas and
v"i nts for fuel gaa and a flat rate
of 11. -". on sin h it latge amount la
considerable.
Th* Civic union h»a Inter-
Itself In a persistent rumor that J.
D. Kartell the QtOgA Northern rail
road t political boat, no* president
of th" Seattle lighting company.
wtt given the latter position only
that he might use his prestige to
prevent the granting of a franchise
tO thl American Improvement com
pany. it la rumored that he win
withdraw as soon aa that matter la
decided, not being directly Interest
ed in th* consolidate^! company*.
The consolidate! company lv try
ing to pay dividends on *'■-.' *3,>
Olio non of watered slock. Bam Hill,
president ■•' the Seattle Cat and
Electric company, has acknowledged
publicly that that company- atock
was so badly watered that he had at
keep up price* ta order 10 pay divi
dends. The fltlf lis light * Tow
er company wa* not burdened In
that manner but It wta obliged to
pay for a new plant,
city en route to Koine, 11* says
there wtll !•* a shortage ef labor In j
Nome this season »nd that on this
account ihe mining operations here
err likely to be curtailed.
KAISER
WRITES
Emperor AJvitcs Kuropatkln,
and Germany May Get Into
Trouble as a Result of Let
ter
'II) |»^ri"r.i N»ws Ass >
BERLIN, May II —It has de
veloped that th* letter which the
kaiser recently tent Oen. Kuropat
\ kin by apiwlal courier, contained a
lengthy expression of his views as
to th* probable developments ai* the
war. criticising the weak point* of ,
Russia and giving 9*oo* to Kuro
pat kin The kaiser's act la taken •
here as an Indiscretion, which msy '
b* Interpreted at a breach of neu- '
frailty, thus putting the govern- <
■M—d In a difficult poaltlon.
SAVED HER
FATHER
Brave Little Girl at Ritzville
Faced Angry Bull in Rescu
ing Her Parent
ItITJiVII.LU May 11.- Th* 10
--year-old daughter of Helnrlch H*ln
rl< ii* saved her father from a horri
ble death Sunday. The unfortunate
man waa being gored by an angry
bull when th* plucky . Ml* girl.
hearing her father's crlei of agony,
rtn to the scene, picked up a pitch
fork and with Jabi and blows final
ly drove the Infill la*est] animal away.
Mr. lleinrii hi Is a prominent far
mer living about two miles from
town. He wat attempting to lead
the bull Into Ihe barn when th*
nr.in.it suddenly sprang forward
with lowered head, one of the horns
piercing Mr. H*lnrl< in the abdo
men. It* fell but attempted to save
himself from further Injury by hold
ing; th* bull's horns si the maddened
animal trampled on him.
I Mr. If.-itiili lis la In a critical con
dition. Hut for th* titoely assistance
'of bis little alii be would hay* been
sored to death.
Moroccan bandits
Playing politics
BRIGAND WANTS RANSOM, BU T IS ALSO TRYING TO PREVENT
SEIZURE OF COUNTRY DV INVOLVING AMERICA AND
OREAT BRITAIN—UNCLE SAW THREATENS TO HOUND
A
BRIGAND TO DEATH '■'__'' '
1
(Bp*tl*l I* Th* Star)
WASHINGTON, D. 0- May 81.—
Tbt statement that the kidnaping •
of lan Pvidliaidla, Itn- American
millionaire, and hi* nephew, M.)
Varley, a Urltlsh o*9*l is of grent
political significance, made by M.
Jean lie** the eminent explorer, at
Parts. la causing considerable com
ment In diplomatic circlet.
At the aame time the stall depart
ment la busy preparlag to *nfun*
Its demand for the tnnnedate re
lease of I'er.llcurdl* The Brooklyn
with Hear Admiral t'had* -a aboard
la now at Tangier, and the bandit
Frassull haa been notified that
America will hunt htm and bis as
»<•< late* to death If any aerlotia In-
Jury cornea to ."■ 9t*o while be
ts In their hands
Th.- Interview o( Ursa. tjl' I'renrb
• iplorer, who*.- recent book on Mo
rocco had a wide circulation '
throughout Kurope, was given out
In iris
lie declares that tin-re Is much
7** 1- **■ •o^-3 "U"A <ttX-l*'_2UCyvj:LV:A* c*e.*._»* -•*-•—__*
TANGIKII. Morocco, May St.—The l\ 8. Crulaer ■TOO-I] fjylng H,e flng of Hear Admiral Chad
wlch. .- In ■■..- harbor here, and other American warships are following. Rear Admiral Cbadwltk con
tutted with M. Torres, representative of the sultan yesterday. Th- latter wa* Informed that Atactica
will not grant llandlt Kraaaall any terms for tl.i release of Un I'erdlcardlt. . . i*~
WILL ATTEMPT TO
SAVE PORT ARTHUR
SIBERIAN REGIMENTS SENT SOUTH TOWARDS KIN CHOW AND
WHOLE DIVISION WILL FOLLOW
(Br Bcrlpp* New* Ais I
TIENTSIN. May Sl.— It Is report
ed that four Siberian regiments left
T.ise. ban, twenty miles south of
Newchwang, for Kin Chow Mon
day. It is believed these will be
followed by an entire division. In an
effort to relieve Port Arthur.
Tbia move glvea color to the re
HIS LAST
ROLL CALL
William H. Wilson, a a. A. FL vet
eran, after taking 9— In th* Me
morial e«*r< l**« yesterday and help
ing decorate th* graves at bis d*
parted comradta, was taken 111 sud
denly and dted at his in.me. 999
Tenth sv*nu* within a few hours
after leaving the cerntttry. ll* waa
not able to stand the nervous rain
of th* day.
Mr. Wilson has been a resident of
Heattl* for St years. He was super
intendent of th* city water works In
IXJ2-4. under Mayor Ronald* admin
istration.
Ill* widow, a daughter Clara and
a son, Charles, survive hlin. He was
14 year* of age.
ALASKA
FEUD
CTiarfeJl with contplrlng to take |
the llf of J. 11. Ethel, whom tbey
mort beneath the sutf.i - of l!mid!t
KrfWftuU'a actions than hn* already
appeared. lit- btlltttt that la toil
extent the action of the brigands Is
Intended li* a protest ngulnnt th*
contemplated division of Morocco
and In »h« hup* that tin United
Ktatia and Oreat Hrltalu will pro
vent the contemplated aeliure of the
country by France and Kpaln.
"Hrasaull." aald M. lies*. "Is a
foi met governmental functionary
whom tbe sultan has forgotten to
jay.'and he alnn In. (ie* that In Ihe
ralMsotii to he paid by th* govern
ment he will t.e. nn- arrears In pity
and also wipe out at ratal o'd scores
by forcing the retirement of several
"tfli lata with,whom li* Is not on
fn.-i.illy terms.
"Th* political situation ereateil
by" tbt prompt action of the I'nltetl
•air* In sending warships to com
pel Ilia release of the two hostuget
la a decidedly Interesting one. It
shows that the I i Had Ktnlea doca
not recognise any power In Morocco
ports that Gen. Kuropatkln haa
agreed to Viceroy Alexfefra request;
for tropt to be tent to Tort Arthur,
In the hopes of beeping " from j
falling Into the bands of.t!-.. enemy.)
It also tend* to support the report j
that Oen. Kuropatkln has planned
to attack the Japanese In the rear,
while th* latter are storming tbe
walla of Port Arthur.
I "ln'Tira "accuse of"lnsanity, Carl
fraa* A. R. «Ik and A F. Kolger
am having a hearing In Justice dor
don* court thlt afternoon on the
• Plication of i:i!h-i to have them
j plttarl under boudt to keep tbe
peraU.
Tie tour nun Involved In the pro
ceedings are miners, and Kibel Is a
mining engineer of considerable
prominence. They went to Yakutat
Hay, 1 Alaska, together about three
weeka ago for the purpose of de
veloping certain properties owned
by yhei at that pace.
The three defendants In the rrlrn-
Inal proceeding aire in Kthel's em
piny, Hi alleges that after Yaku
tat *a* reached, his three employes
became rebellious, refused to work,
and final!) attempted to murder
hint. „
ll* claim* that they fired eight
shot! »t him nnd i1,..t after firing
two st them In return be took re
rue* with i I— ataa, who protected
bim until the steamer sailed fur-He
sttle with hltn nn bosrd.
He .charges that the three men
followed hi tnon the nest steamer
snd have been "laying for him" In
this city. A* a consequence li*
iiini'-.l tbelr arrest.
The three miners claim thnt
nthel acted queerly after reaching
Yakutiit and that they ware afraid
to -main In his employ. They vi 111
charge him with In*— thai claim.
*eth*l live* lives at lilt Fifth av
enue north. lie says he will lay
the shooting affray In fine tin fed
eral tin. Hie*.
other ill,hi the lultaa mil I li-' she
liii. ml* to lenora any iiinl>mt
Ing* arrived at between England,
I i.iiiM and .Al'.illl a* to which she
baa presumably not been consull*d.
"The pt.ro nt revolt on th" part of
the Moorish pretender la undoubt
edly fomented by th* French and
Kpanlah agents to supply their gov
i-i nun M. with an eicuse for Inter
vention."
In making the demand that Per
ilii-nidls lie not harmed, CO—MI Gen
eral liiimineie at Tangier was In-!
struiie'i to Inform Pratatirl that no
Kuropean power would lie permit- '
ted 1., prevent hi* punishment "
I'ordleardls were harmed. 0
Tho American gunboats Marietta
an.l CxMs—M have arrived, making
four American vessels already here.
The people are profoundly Im
pressed with 'hi- show of power
made by the United Ktstrs.
FRANCE WILL HELP
WASHINGTON 1). C. May 31 —
It was leurned today that Krone*
ha* agreed to exercise Its good of
fices with tin- sultan of Morocco to
ward securing the release of la
I'lil'i.uis ami bin nephew. M Vnr
ley, from the kldmipers, as the re
suit of a direct suggestion from the
ttate department.
BEQUEATHS
MONEY TO
CHURCHES
111 l flcrlpps News .Ass'n)
rOHTI.ANI), Qre., Mil 31—The
will of Mrs. Amanda Keed was filed
for probate today, and bequeaths
nearly all of a $5,000,000 estate to
charitable Institutions, churches
and for founding of a ■.on sectarian
si ho.-) at Portland, which i* la be
called the ii Institution of
learning and whlrh shall be de
voted to the promotion of practical
knowledge. Among the other be
quests the lesvea the Throupe Poly
technic college of Pasadena. Cal.,
110.000.
BLOCKADED
my fscrlfp* New* Aas'n.)
LONDON. May Sl.-The govern
ment announces the receipt of a
declaration from Tuklo of a com
plete hl<H-k*de stnre May It of the
IJiuia Ttmt, coast of Pltsewo nnd
I'ulan Tien, which will continue to
b* enforced.
WANT CITY WATER
O. t. llerg today filed a petition
j with the city clerk asking the coun
cil to allow him lo tap the Cedar
[ river pipe line between Dunlap and
Benton for the purpo«e of puttlnir
In n private water system to supply
11 doren or more residences In the
neighborhood. The wliter consum
ers will pay the city for the water.
If the city will allow thtta to buy It.
RUSSIA WILL PAY
BT I'LTKIXBIHUIO. May 31.—
The standing claims of l^ngland
against Hu*»i« for the seizure of
' Canadian fishing hosts on the Pa
cific const has b*cn settled by Hus.
sin agreeing to pay for two of the
> six boats **!' '
I
1 Curl Kranai today swore to an
. Insanity complaint ngalnst .1 11
• ■thai who lives at m* Fifth iv
' tnut north. Kthel will be examined
■ by a lunacy • oillllllssi.'ll In 111* SU
perlot court tomorrow morning.
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JAP TROOPS
HOLD DALNY
RUSSIANS I.KIT IN SUCH A MURKY THAT THEY
NEGLECTED TO DESTROY RAILROADS AND
DOCKS THAT MAY BE OF GREAT USE TO JAP
AN ESE— GUNBOAT DAMAGED J
TOKIO. May 31.-Oen. Oku. I "in
mander of lb* army Operating
ugaliisl I'ott Arthur, reports that I he
t. panes* occupied I lain Monday.
Over 100 warehouses and barracks,
beside*- th. telegraph offices ami
railway station were found unin
jured. Over 2«0 railway cur* are
still usable, but the small rullway
I.i Ids** in Ibe neighborhood are de
stroyed. .Ml dock* and piers, except
the great pier, »10. I' was sui.ii re
mala uninjured. Home »team launch
es are also sunk at tin docks.
Jap Gunboat Damaged
XT. PETKItBDUnO, Ms) tl l"»l
l.y refugees, mostly f.lilnese, state
that the Japanese arrived there
Shortly after the evacuation et the
town by the Ra—■—ins In the Inte
rim bandits had aUacked the place.
FISHERMAN MAKES
A GHASTLY FIND
CORPSE OF MAN SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN LOST IN THB
WOODS FOUND LONELY SPOT ON DICKEY RIVER
fSpicial te Th* Star.)
PORT ANGELES, May 31.—The
mysterious dlsapprarance of Martin
Erla and Matalu Erie, brothers,
whose fate haa been unknown for
the past two months, waa partially
cleared up by the discovery of the
body of lh* former. V
Word came I. Port Angeles Sat
urday when Coroner Wlllson was
notified by Ji.Htlce of the Peace A-
W. Smith of Mora of the ghastly
discovery. While .the
east bank of the Dickey river last
Tuesday, M. K. Joltta noticed the
corpse, sitting In an upright posi
tion on a slump. The scene of the
tntn't death was about one mile
above the O. 11. Smith ranch.
The neighbor* were summoned
and an Investigation *.is begun. It
was seen that the body was on the
spur of i hemlock tree, leaning bark !
against the roots. The remains
were badly lecoroposed, evidently
having been exposed to the element!
for many watte. However, by the
clothing, general build, and color of
till- mustache It wat determined
that tbe dead roan was none other
than Martin Erie, who with hit
brother had not been seen for two
montha.
The Erie brothers, to far as ran
be t«-. all. •!. called for their mail at
the postoffice between February 16
and IS. They were In the habit of
tailing regularly for their mall once'
or twice a week, doing their trad-
Ing it a nearby store However,
tbey fflled to return, but no atten-
EXPLOSION
KNOXVILLE. Term.. May Sl.—
The carelessness of workmen In a
rock cut near Warwick on the
Knoxville. Lafollette * Jelllio
branch of Hi- Louisville - Nash
ville railroad, resulted ln a prema
ture explosion of a blasting charge
yesterday, lhat caused tin- death of
four men. Two others were fatal
ly Injured. The dead arc:
james birchell AND BON,
John.
John hunu3t.
HENRY McAllister.
All realdenti of Campbell county.
Tennessee.
DROWNED
BALIDA, Col., May St.—Five per
son* nre known to bave been drown
ed, a child Is missing aIM more than
a score of others barely escaped
di niii In the surging waters of the
Arkansas river here yesterday.
The accident was caused by the
collspse of a foot bridge, while Me
morial service* »i-1 * In progress on
the rtvvr bank. Th* bridge wo*
25 CENTS PES MONTH
burning and pillaging many buM
Ings. The arrival of th* Japanese
afforded protection to th* Chinese.
Japanese gunboat No. 1, according
lo it rsport received '.day, was dam
aged by shells front th* Port Anting
foils Monday. It was r*<oiiiioltertn#
near tbe shore and drew tbe fir*
from th* forts. On* petty offlotr
wis killed ..I'd thre* others obo—rt
were Injured. One gun waa bad!/
damaged.
GUNS IN GOOD CONDITION
ROME May tl.- A Toklo -••*',?
patch states that nearly alt tha
guns captured by the Japaneae at •
Kin Chow are In excellent condi- ]
tion Two thousand wounded Jap
anese have bene embarking at Kin
Chow for Japan. .
ttion was paid to the matter until
they missed several trips.
However, in two or three weeka,
at nothing had been heard of tha
nan. an extended inquiry was mad*
by the nelghbora who went to the— *
home for the purpot* of Investigat-
Ing. 1( was found that the men had*
locked up their cabin carefully be- 1
fore leaving, at wat their habit
when they vent away for the day.
Prior to their departure the etock
had been fed, but every Indication
showed thnt they never returned.
Tbe sight that met the gtxe of tha
searching party was pitiable in tb*
extreme. A young calf, which had
been locked in th* barn, was dead
from starvation and a horse In th*
stable had met the same fate. Tht
cattle, whlrh had been allowed to
run at large, were barely alive, hav
ing eubslsted on whatever food they
could pick up in the forest.
The supposition of those who en
gaged in the search It that th*
brothers left their cabin to visit
their homestead!. In some Unknown
manner they became lott ln th**
woods and evidently wandered until
exhaustion and starvation overtook
tln-nt From the position of tht
corpse just found It appears at If
the unfortunate man tat down to
die. For many weeks hit remains
lay In the wood* undiscovered and
unburied. The body of Matbiaa baa
not been found.
The brothers were Germans and
had been In this country about five
years Martin was 30 years of age,
Mathlas being about 40.
crowded with people, when It sud
detih collapsed and sll those on It
»«re prelrpitated Into th* river I •
low. The stream at tht* point It
about 40 feet wide. 10 feet deep an*
the current is very swift. That more
lives were not lost i* due to the he
role efforts of the people on the river
banks, who rushed to the assistance
of those struggling lii the water.
The dead are: Mr*. narenw A.
Tompkins, nged 35. Ilasel Lines,
■ie. d 6; Esther Morgan, ag*d I; Pearl
Hoi;.iini. aged 9.
Nora Anderson, aged IS, la miss
ing, and th* body of a boy w.'ase J
name has tud yet been learned, was
seen floating two miles down th*
river.
MURDER
SUICIDE
illy Bcrlpp* News Ass'n.i
PITTSBURG, Pa., May Sl.- -Irving"
Wise, a well known engineer, thla
morning shot and killed Kutlo
Craft, a boarding house owner. Wise
then committed suicide It la pre
sumed that the Craft woman re
jected Wlie at a suitor.